What happened to Bot Customization ?? - Chess Forums - Page 3

rustyjameson13 · 2026-02-24T04:00:11-08:00

There used to be an option on mobile to customize bots for 1, 2 or 3 crowns. My 4 yo son loves it so much because he can play with arrows and see the bar change. I used the bar a lot too versus bots to see how bad my moves were against bots at my level. This morning he came to my bed to play chess

Diana-Korchak

Apr 9, 2026

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#41

hello

Nodakk

29 days ago

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#42

Nodakk wrote:

This is not a feature, but a downgrade. Unable to use the assisted mode with my children made this site and its membership useful. Please fix this for members...otherwise playing random free sites has the same appeal without the pricetag.

Canceling my subscription. Free sites have similar engines and no price tag. The loss of assisted modes was fun and great for learning. If it comes back, maybe will return. I believe that until enough folks opt out of paying for the app until this is fixed, they will not notice.

Martin_Stahl

29 days ago

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#43

Nodakk wrote:

Canceling my subscription. Free sites have similar engines and no price tag. The loss of assisted modes was fun and great for learning. If it comes back, maybe will return. I believe that until enough folks opt out of paying for the app until this is fixed, they will not notice.

The options that are coming back are now available on the website.

EvetsEtonih

24 days ago

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#44

No explanation, no alternatives??? What's the point?

Is this a test to see how many 2,500 ELO's are using chess.com?

After 6 years, I guess it's time to move on. Adios

boogrr

23 days ago

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#45

HOORAY!!! Options restored!!

EvetsEtonih

23 days ago

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#46

I had my finger on the cancel button, truth. So thank you!

EpYuDu

23 days ago

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#47

Hi,

Time control customization (that enabled you to choose precisely your initial time and increment) has also been removed from bot games. Now you can only choose among predefined time controls.

Could you bring it back, please?

Nodakk

19 days ago

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#48

Martin_Stahl wrote:

Nodakk wrote:

Canceling my subscription. Free sites have similar engines and no price tag. The loss of assisted modes was fun and great for learning. If it comes back, maybe will return. I believe that until enough folks opt out of paying for the app until this is fixed, they will not notice.

The options that are coming back are now available on the website.

Nice to see the options back. Will continue to use the app - it is the feature I use the most in my practice.